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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
NY Times: Hezbollah will go to war against Israel if Hamas collapses
2023-11-02
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] If Israel destroys Hamas, it will have to wage a full-fledged war with the Shiite paramilitary organization Hezbollah, The New York Times reported.
Oh noze! Not Hezbollah!!!
As noted by the authors of the material, Maria Abi-Habib and Ben Hubbard , Lebanese Hezbollah is the most powerful node in the network of pro-Iranian paramilitary structures in the Middle East. This network also includes Hamas.

To maintain its reputation as the vanguard resistance force in the Middle East, Hezbollah will not want to stand by if Hamas is defeated by the Israeli army.
They’re standing by thus far. The rockets/missiles they’ve shot off thus far are purely symbolic compared to the 150,000-200,000 they piled up in inventory years ago. It’s almost as if Hezbollah is afraid of what would happen if Israel turns its full attention on them like it currently is on Hamas.
Hezbollah's last major war with Israel occurred in 2006. Much has changed since then, and the group has more advanced weapons and personnel with combat experience.

The authors of the article cited the statement of Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bu Habib that no one in the republic wants war. He noted that Lebanon is under pressure from the West, demanding that the country's authorities contain Hezbollah.

However, the Lebanese Foreign Minister added that if attacks on the Gaza Strip intensify or if Israel intensifies shelling of Lebanese territory, Hezbollah may not be able to stand it and react.

“If the situation in the Gaza Strip gets really bad, it will be really bad for the entire region, not just Lebanon and Israel,” the publication quoted the minister as saying.

On October 7, Hamas fired three thousand rockets into Israeli territory. Israel responded with full-scale military action to destroy Hamas. The Israeli army initially focused on targets in Gaza.

The Israeli army's operation then spread to the West Bank. In addition, the Israeli military is shelling Lebanese territory with the goal of attacking Hezbollah locations.

As the head of the Israeli government, Benjamin Netanyahu , said on October 30, Israel will not stop the fight to destroy Hamas, because if it refused it, it would consider itself the losing side.

Posted by:badanov

#4  IMO Israel does not have enmity towards Lebanon but do have enmity towards hezbolah.
Posted by: irish rage boy   2023-11-02 10:09  

#3  ^A lot like here.
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-11-02 07:29  

#2  So Lebanon be at war and the Lebanese government and citizens have no say in it.
Posted by: Kojo Hupereger9131   2023-11-02 03:55  

#1  NYT dreams.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2023-11-02 02:56  

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